Assisting the Haitian Community in Columbus and in Springfield
Columbus: Our Helpers (http://www.ourhelpers.org )- Columbus social service organization helping migrant communities, including the Haitian communtiy
United Way Unity Fund to assist Springfield: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund
Haitian Support Center: https://haitiansupportcenter.org
Here is a list of the key organizations working on the ground in Springfield and Lima.
Program the Ohio Immigrant Hotline (email and phone) into your phone, and share it with your friends and community. Reach out if you have a question, need a speaker, want to report abuses, need support for a loved one in detention, and more.
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Links to Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union
Ohio Organizations
Ohio Immigration Alliance https://ohioimmigrant.org/
Ohio Immigrant Hotline http://ohioishome.org/
419-777-HELP or email hotline@ohioimmigrant.org
NLG Arrest Hotline 614-654-6477 Email: cbusnlg@protonmail.me
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio at 1-888-246-4420.
Community Refugee and Immigration Services at 614-235-5747
Columbus Police Department will still answer any call for service at 911 (emergency) or 614-645-4545 (non-emergency).
Ohio Organizations ( excerpted from Columbus Public Health Neighborhood Social Service).
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(Muslim Family Services Organization : https://www.mfsohio.org/ or call (614) 470-2848
Ohio Hispanic Coalition http://www.ohiohispaniccoalition.org/ or call (614) 459-6566
Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio https://www.bccoh.org or call (614) 396-8965
Asian American Community Services Asian American Community Services (AACS) https://www.aacsohio.org/ or call 614-220-4023
Somali Community Association http://www.somaliohio.org/ or call (614) 262-4068
SomaliCAN http://www.somalican.org/home or call (614) 489-9226